Washington. US President Donald Trump has received a huge and crushing blow from the Supreme Court. On Friday, the Supreme Court has rejected the comprehensive ‘Global Tariff’ (Global Customs Duty) imposed by Trump. This decision is being considered a major defeat for Trump’s ambitious economic agenda. The three conservative judges whom Trump appointed and changed the face of the Supreme Court, their ‘arbitrary’ policies have been put to a halt in their own court.

This historic decision has come with a majority of 6-3, which has set limits on the powers of the President. This entire matter focused on the tariffs imposed under the ‘Emergency Powers Law’ (emergency powers), which Trump had imposed on almost every other country.

Chief Justice bluntly: Chief Justice John Roberts, writing the majority decision, made it clear that the US Constitution “very clearly” gives only Congress the authority to impose taxes (which includes tariffs). He wrote, “The makers of the Constitution have not given any power to impose taxes to the executive (President).”

Disagreement of Kavanaugh and two other judges
However, the court was not completely unanimous in this decision. Conservative judges Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh disagreed with the decision. Justice Kavanaugh wrote in his order, “These tariffs may or may not be right as a policy. But based on text, history, and precedents, they are entirely legal.”

What does this mean for Trump?
Even though Trump has got immediate victory in some cases from the Supreme Court in recent times, this decision is a direct attack on his core agenda.

Roads not closed yet: This decision of the Supreme Court does not stop Trump from imposing duties under other trade laws. However, other laws have many limitations on the powers of the President and the decision-making process is slow.

Our own people opened the front: Republican President Trump had called this case the most important case in American history. But interestingly, these tariffs were also opposed by those libertarian and pro-business groups, who are generally considered staunch supporters of the Republican Party (GOP).

The public was also angry: These tariffs were not very popular even among the American public, concerned about inflation and rising costs.